Gone Home

Gone Home

Released: August 15, 2013
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) iOS Mac Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Genres:

Puzzle Adventure Indie

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Drama Mystery

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

73.9
Based on 519 ratings

Critics Rating

73.8
Based on 12 ratings

Total Rating

73.9
Based on 531 ratings

Summary

A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home. Katie must explore the mansion to put together the stories of where her parents have gone and why Sam has decided to leave.

Storyline

You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind.

Go Home Again.

Screenshots

Involved Companies

Midnight City

Role:
Publisher

Annapurna Interactive

Role:
Publisher

Fullbright

Role:
Developer Publisher

24 Bit Games

Role:

Game Engines

Unity

Keywords

exploration 1990s female protagonist steam walking simulator steam trading cards atmospheric easter egg dice singing darkness comic book digital distribution single-player only playstation trophies playing cards voice acting polygonal 3d pop culture reference game reference licensed soundtrack motion blur wasd movement descendants of other characters tape recorder playstation plus videotape secret area games with gold movie reference rock music video game characters that play video games interactive environments trophies realism ouija board missing relative game developers choice awards 2014 game cartridge developer commentary hidden room secret past lgbtq+

Alternative Names

Gone Home: Console Edition

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